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ROHL bags prestigious SIHRA Award for Best Contribution to Hospitality Industry in South India

Royal Orchid Hotels was conferred with the prestigious award for ‘Best Contribution to the Hospitality Industry in South India’ at the South India Hotel & Restaurant Association (SIHRA) annual convention. The award ceremony took place at the inaugural function at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangalore, Karnataka. Chander K Baljee, Chairman and Managing Director of Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels received the award from Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels currently operates 75+ hotels across India with an additional 25+ hotels in the pipeline making the total of 100 hotels by 2023. Out of these 22 hotels are in Karnataka. Being the only hospitality brand headquartered in Bangalore, Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels is proud of its roots.

The hotel chain has successfully entered into three Public-Private hotel partnerships with the Karnataka government. Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels under its CSR has successfully conducted a rural youth skill development program and employed over 2000+ youngsters across India free of charge. ROHL also opened six skill development centers out of which four are in Karnataka. The Company has also founded the Presidency College in 1994 offering degrees and diplomas in hospitality.

Commenting on the award, Chander K Baljee, Chairman of and Managing Director, Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels said, “I would like to thank SIHRA for conferring me with this prestigious award. The award is a testament to our passion and dedication to building a brand that has not just a strong national presence but will carve a niche in the international arena too. Being the only hospitality chain headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, we are proud of its roots and stand firm on our commitment to being Indian in every sense.”

Mr Baljee has over 40 years of experience and is a post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has been recognized for several achievements over the years, the recent being the ‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by THE INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY COUNCIL and THE HALL OF FAME AWARD by HOTELIER INDIA IN 2021’.

The SIHRA award is a recognition of Royal Orchid Hotels as one of the top pioneering leaders in the hospitality industry that has played a significant role in promoting tourism in Southern India.

The award ceremony was attended by Anand Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Govt of Karnataka, K. Lakshminarayanan, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Govt of Puducherry and Dr Mathiventhan, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Govt of Tamil Nadu, among other dignitaries.

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About Royal Orchid Hotels & Regenta Hotels:

Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels is one of India's fastest-growing hospitality brands, managing a portfolio of 75+ hotels across 48+ locations in India; hotels with a soul reflect our distinctly warm, Indian Hospitality. Founded in 2001 by industry veteran Mr Chander K Baljee who currently serves as Chairman & Managing Director, Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. (ROHLTD) is a public listed company aiming to operate 100 hotels by 2023. The company caters to business and leisure travellers who value comfort, great cuisine, reliable service and value for money. The modern and fully-equipped hotels, resorts, long-stay suites, and inns are what make loyal repeat guests across metro cities, holiday destinations, pilgrimage sites and wildlife parks. To know more please log on to: https://www.royalorchidhotels.com/

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SGS Issues SafeGuardS Detailing Changes to Albanian POP Legislation

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS detailing the changes made by Albania with regards to persistent organic pollutants (POP) legislation.

Albania issued Decision No. 691/2022 in October 2022. This amends Decision No. 360/2015, which aligned Albanian requirements with European Union (EU) Regulation (EU) 519/2012 (amending Regulation (EC) 850/2004).

Decision No. 691/2022 brings Albanian regulations into closer alignment with EU Regulation 2019/1021 (POP Recast Regulation).

SGS Connectivity & Products has published SafeGuardS 127.22 to help manufacturers and suppliers of consumer products understand the changes brought about by the revision to Albanian POP regulations.

These include:

Revisions to certain restriction limits for tetra-, penta-, hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ethers
New entries for:

Decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE)
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and its main diastereoisomers
Pentachlorophenol its salts and esters
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds
Dicofol

SafeGuardS 127.22 contains more details on these and other changes, including a table that summarizes the new limits for these substances.

Stakeholders have until December 1, 2022, to ensure their products conform to the provisions in Decision No. 691/2022.

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Dominique Crenn Chosen to Represent USA in Global Project to Reduce Food Waste In The Home

The Why Waste? Project returns for its second year with Massimo Bottura challenging three of the most influential chefs from around the world to transform food unjustly categorized as ‘waste’ into imaginative and delicious dishes. Representing USA is Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in the US with three Michelin stars.

The aim of the Why Waste? is to create engaging content to inspire people to adopt a more responsible behaviour to save food from being wasted by asking the question “why is this waste?”.

“We have to change the narrative,” says Crenn. “Waste is not a bad word, it is just something that is leftover. It is an opportunity to do something else with the food so have fun with it!” Alongside Crenn representing the UK is Sat Bains of two-Michelin star restaurant with rooms located in Nottingham, in the north of the UK and representing France is Césare Troisgros, the fourth-generation continuing the legendary story of La Maison Troisgros, which has held three Michelin stars since 1968 for 54 years.

Each chef is given food items by Bottura that are perceived as waste to transform into something new to inspire people to look at leftover food differently. Each chef works with their local teams to produce a dish they then present back to Bottura. The challenges are presented in three videos hosted by FineDininglovers.com in ingredient categories; Vegetable Trimmings, Over-Ripe Fruits, Stale Bread.

Crenn is given two challenges, the first with over-ripe fruits she transforms peaches that would have otherwise been thrown away into a smoothie infused with verbena and almond milk.

“No-one should ever waste overripe fruits. We have to be creative, use everything even the skin, this is where everything is, it is delicious and contains lots of vitamins,” explains Crenn.

In her second challenge Crenn is given stale bread from which she creates a delicate bread and tomato millefeuille. The old bread is both sliced thinly as well as breadcrumbed; the slices create the layers and the breadcrumbs are added to deep-fried garlic and shallots to create a crumble. Vegan mayonnaise and basil leaves complete the dish. The other videos show Bains makes a Tutti Frutti ice cream from vegetable peelings and crackers from leftover bread. Troisgros produces a carrot salad from vegetable trimmings and a meringue dessert from over-ripe fruit.

The format brings attention to the mission of Food for Soul and Refettorio projects around the world, where daily culinary teams divert food surplus from landfill, transforming the otherwise wasted ingredients into nourishing meals and hunger relief served with hospitality to those most socially vulnerable. Since the first Refettorio opening in 2015, Bottura has cultivated a cultural movement to save food from waste while addressing long-term food security and food system sustainability serving as a UNEP Goodwill Ambassador.

“Approximately 17% of food is wasted at the consumer-level while 10% of the world goes hungry. In our kitchens, at home, we can make a significant difference, starting with simple habits that save food from waste. As chefs you see leftovers as ingredients that have the potential to be something special. The goal of this series is to inspire you and show you how to create amazing recipes for you and your family” says Massimo Bottura.

“We are proud to be playing our part to encourage the vital step towards a cultural shift in attitude towards food waste. Why do we decide that food has become waste before we’ve actually used it? We sincerely hope that these videos will inspire home chefs around the world with valuable information, techniques and delicious ideas on how to look at food differently - to never look at leftovers in the same way again” says Ryan King, Editor-in-Chief of Finedininglovers.com

The three videos, hosted on https://finedininglovers.com/whywaste are categorised into food groups: Vegetable Trimmings, Over-Ripe Fruits, Stale Bread and are also available with French, Italian and Spanish subtitles.

New Pillar Life Insurance Website Is Here To Secure Your Financial Future

Lawton, OK (release-news ) November 9, 2022 - Pillar Life Insurance Company has released its new website to service customers around the U.S. looking to grow their earnings with smart self-serve insurance portal choices.

The company brings a new, innovative life insurance strategy dedicated to products for the life, annuity and supplemental health marketplace.Their mission is to inspire customers to take control of their own finances by cutting out the middlemen and pocket the savings in the form of better rates. All of Pillar Life's products offered are on their self-service portal on their website for future clients to review and choose as their own.

The Pillar Life website offers resources on all you need to know about annuities, including single premium immediate annuities (SPIA) and multi-year guaranteed annuity (MYGA). A latest addition to the website is MYGA investment calculator that tells you how much you can earn through its many product options.

Pillar Life Insurance is excited to show you their new website with resources and product offerings that are ready to generate value for your retirement. Our products are available in four states with more being added all the time. Contact Pillar Life Insurance online at https://www.pillarlife.com/ or by phone at 844-230-5504.

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New Standard for Newborn Textile Products Released in China

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that China has published a new industry standard covering textile products for newborns – FZ/T 08002-2022.

Issued by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as part of the No. 10 announcement in 2022, the new standard came into effect on October 1, 2022. It covers a wide range of textile products for newborns, including clothing, socks, hats, belly band, gloves, towels, towels (quilt), sleeping bags and bedding. Within the context of the standard, a newborn is defined as a baby from birth to 28 days.

Technical requirements within the standard cover:

Shell and filling materials:
Soft and light-colored pure cotton fabrics should be used in textile products with direct contact to skin for newborns
Fuzzed fabrics should not be used as clothes for newborns
Coated fabrics, fabrics printed and dyed with pigments, and fabrics treated with functional finishing agents (e.g., antibacterial and flame-retardant) must not be used as textile products for newborns
Down filling materials must not be used in textile products for newborn babies and all wadding filling materials must comply with the requirements of GB 31701 category A and GB 18383
Internal quality – must comply with the rules in Table 1 of FZ/T 08002-2022. Tests cover fiber content, formaldehyde content, pH value, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines, odor, heavy metal contents(Pb, Cd), phthalates, burning behavior, cords and drawstrings, sharp points and sharp edges for attached components, removal force for attached components, fiber shedding, absorption, shell and lining colorfastness (colorfastness to water, perspiration, washing, saliva, rubbing, urine, breast milk), extractable heavy metal content, seam strength and tensile strength for clothes belts
Appearance quality – must comply with the rules in Table 2 of FZ/T 08002-2022

There are also requirements related to (see Clause 5.4):

Attached components
Sewing
Structural design
Broken sewing needles

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